European lawmakers have awarded their top human rights prize to Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year.

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Yousafzai receives a trophy from Yemeni Civil Rights activist and 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkul Karman after being honored with the International Children's Peace Prize at the Ridderzaal in the Hague, the Netherlands, Sept. 6, 2013.

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Pakistani girls arrive for class at a school in Mingora, a town in Swat valley, on the first anniversary of the shooting of Malala Yousafzai by the Taliban, Oct. 9, 2013.

Yousafzai, the teenage activist nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, says she has not done enough to deserve the award, as her former school closed Oct. 9 to mark the first anniversary of her shooting by the Taliban.

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An Indian salesman arranges copies of Yousafzai's recently-released memoir, "I Am Malala" at a bookstore in Ahmedabad, Oct. 9, 2013.

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Ziauddin Yousafzai, father of Malala Yousafzai , motions to the crowd before his daughter's speech at the United Nations (UN) Youth Assembly in New York City, July 12, 2013.

The United Nations declared July 12, "Malala Day."

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Yousafzai addresses an assembly before receiving the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2013 at the Manison House in Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 17, 2013.

The Ambassador of Conscience Award is Amnesty International's highest honour, recognizing individuals who have promoted and enhanced the cause of human rights through their life and by example.

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Toorpekai Yousafzai, mother of Malala Yousafzai, listens to her daughter's speech at the United Nations (UN) Youth Assembly, July 12, 2013.